inERGY HOMES Steel Frame Homes are FIRE SAFE!

"The inERGY Home built in Medford, Oregon, achieved a 259% higher efficiency

than what's needed for ENERGY STAR certification"

                                                               RIMA International

 inERGY HOMES, LLC in Medford, Oregon (www.inergyhomes.com) was the winner of the Reflective Insulation Manufacturing Association International's (RIMA) Residential Building Category of the 2010 "It's About Saving Energy" Building Awards.  RIMA began the building award contest in 2008 to recognize building projects that utilized reflective products in an exceptional way. 

The inERGY HOMES building system starts with all steel framing then a panel of LP TechShield Radiant Barrier Sheathing, then Continuous EPS Rigid Exterior Insulation, an alternative to conventional insulation used in wood frame homes.  This system was used in a 1,550 sq. ft. residence on Brookdale Ave., in Medford.  The system with no frame lumber makes these homes FIRE SAFE.

Homes in cold weather conditions experience visible frost melt on the roof and exterior walls, which indicate significant heat loss.   This is due to the fact that conventional insulation used in conventional built homes is measured in R-value, R means resistance aimed at slowing heat transfer but does not block heat transfer.  LP TechShield Radiant Barrier Sheathing effectively blocks 97% of heat transfer when properly installed – blocking solar radiant heat out in the summer and blocking radiant heat loses by radiation in the winter.  In a blower door test – one of today’s most effective ways of measuring energy efficiency – the inERGY Home built in Medford achieved 2.7 ACH50 or 259% higher efficiency than what’s needed for ENERGY STAR® certification.  This home is all electric; the utility bill for the cold month of November, 2009 was just $74 for family of four (4).

This system has been installed in over 400 steel framed homes, LP TechShield Radiant Barrier Sheathing, exterior continuous ridged EPS insulation then siding and roofing of choice.  This system has not experienced any of the problems typically associated with conventional insulation: sagging, deterioration, or retaining escaped moisture that causes mold, fungus, mildew and wood rot.  Moisture retention of 1 ½% in mass insulation reduces the effective R- Value of conventional insulation by 36%.  In further testing, the inERGY Homes system, steel frame, radiant barrier, exterior insulation technology demonstrated significant energy savings compared to conventional insulation in wood framed homes.  Saved energy is saved after tax dollars.

inERGY HOMES builds Eco-Friendly, Energy Efficient, Healthy, High Performance Homes.  Bruce Carpenter is the senior member of the inERGY HOMES team and in the early 1990's, Bruce understood the need for framing with material other than wood, for residential and commercial buildings.  The advantages of these homes include:

• a safer alternative to wood - steel in non-combustible
• steel is 20 times stronger than wood and is lightweight
• the system inERGY HOMES uses does not experience the typical problems associated with conventional insulation: sagging, deterioration, or retaining escaped moisture that causes mold, fungus, mildew, wood rot
• inERGY Homes Have Been Certified by the Oregon Department of Energy and meet the requirements for an Energy Efficient Home

  Don McCoy is also a member of the inERGY HOMES Team - he is an Earth Advantage S.T.A.R.® and EcoBroker Certified real estate professional with training on energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions.